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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1890
Page
2
Schedule fragment from Ar and W V Time Tale South shows July service with multiple stops including Portland Oswego Tualitan Smocks Middleton Newberg and Dundee. Rates available from agent Newberg.
The Circuit Court of Oregon County issues a summons to Peter M. Christenson and Sarah Christenson in a civil action by Morris and Miles for 1809 plus interest, costs, and a property sale order for Lots 56 and 57 in Hurley and Large addition, Newberg Yamhill County. The defendants must answer by September 22, 1800, as published in the Newberg Guardian for six weeks.
The item lists various regional notes from Newberg Oregon including transit talk of telephone lines to Portland and Independence, a Seattle incident involving liquor and violence, and a London illustrated ad. It also mentions Philadelphia city hall plans, favorable harvest weather, state-wide tax and county count debates, and local liquor disputes with a Salem peach orchard visit noted.
The article notes a thousand peach trees yielding a full crop with fine fruit and good prices. It also covers Da J D Datves visiting Bay City California delivering a Young Men's Christian Association lecture on social purity, urging self control and clean actions as path to respect and success.
A logger named Washburn reports cutting what may be the mountain’s largest tree, 277 feet tall with a 71 inch butt, yielding about 20 009 feet of lumber, 8 000 clear. The piece discusses forest work, fruit shipments from Newberg, and California fruit competition affecting local prices and baskets.
The article highlights Mr. Myers east of town who drains a breeding pond to move thousands of young carp into a larger pond. He plans a new tank fed by a ram to cycle fresh water, aiming to improve production of trout and carp despite abundant moss and large fish. Springs near the pond surge water during dry periods, suggesting snowmelt feeding from distant mountains.
A dwelling owned by M. McCreery near Parrott, about six miles east of town, was broken into last week. Thieves took items valued at about $59 including a revolver and ring. The assailants fled around six in the morning in a vehicle, with intent to vanish for the day.
McCreerys found their hop yard window pried with a hatchet at nine o clock the trunk and sack emptied and valuables taken Mrs McCreery reported the loss in town next day neighbors note multiple break ins in the area and say the guilty party may be spotted though lack of solid proof prevents conviction a harsher proposed remedy is suggested by some locals urging deterrence.
Mrs J C Batham spoke at the Christian Tabernacle in Portland on The American Sabbath. She represents the W C T A and the National Sabbath Association urging a nationwide rest day by law. She cited petitions to Congress and labor concerns, noting Sabbath traffic pauses by KR and calls for rest for engineers and workers.
An Alaska mission family explains why they returned to Newberg from Alaska. They planned a saw mill and cannery on their Douglas Island claim but market conditions and costs forced a change to on site schooling and a laundry and wool work for girls. They decided to resume duties in Newberg while remaining connected to the Alaska mission.
Bray and Hobson advertise cash payments for pears prunes and other fruits at their depot in Luray and Wall offer drying on shares or cash disposition. Call before disposing of your fruit.
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